TSU--A century after an Akita Inu dog was born in northeastern Japan, his legacy lives on to this day and even continues growing among a legion of fans.

In Tokyo’s Shibuya district, people often gather near a statue of a dog. It honors Hachiko, a dog who waited for his owner long after the man had died. It’s a story about habit, loss, and time. In ...

A statue of a dog with one ear up outside Shibuya Station, close to the madness of the Shibuya Scramble intersection, is one of the most popular meeting places in Tokyo. The statue on the station’s ...

Short of scrap metal, the Japanese have sent little Hachiko off to war. Hachiko was a statue of a dog, which stood at the Shibuya Station in Tokyo as a tribute to canine fidelity; the real-life ...

In the heart of Tokyo, Hachikō quietly became a worldwide symbol of loyalty. Affectionately called Hachi, he waited at the same train station every day for nearly a decade for his owner, who never ...

A popular Instagram video has ignited online discussion when a group of visitors was spotted interrupting a queue at Tokyo's famed Hachiko Statue, with many viewers pointing out a lack of basic civic ...